Cork to Abu Dhabi
Cork Airports Aviation Business Development team which I presume is a euphimism for the airports' marketing Department are heading to Abu Dhabi to try and secure new airlines and routes for 2013/4 at the forthcoming ROUTES conference.
The airport has been represented at many of these routes conferences for the last decade. However if recent years are anything to go by the chances of securing new airlines in 2013/4 are slim and none.
Cork is one of the home grounds of Aerlingus and Ryanair and it'd be a brave airline or one with deep pockets that'd take them on.
Cork has secured some new routes in recent years such as Milan, Pisa and Brussells but these hardly came from Routes conferences but were more likely commercial decisions by Aerlingus and Ryanair. The only overseas carriers operating into Cork are Wizzair who are facing a major onslaught from Ryanair this winter and Jet 2 who operate a twice weekly service to Newcastle.
Best of luck in the Middle East lads but I won't be holding my breath!
Last edited by ryan2000; 13th Sep 2012 at 23:52.